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- Title
Bebek Ruh Sağlığı Polikliniğine İleri Değerlendirme Amacıyla Yönlendirilen Hastaların Değerlendirilmesi.
- Authors
COŞKUN, Fatma; KAYA, Mustafa Kubilay
- Abstract
Background: Studies on brain development show that the first years of life are significantly more important than all other times of life. The first symptoms of neurodevelopmental disorders that affect speech, learning and social communication skills are seen in infancy and early childhood and are often diagnosed in the preschool period.The early period of life is a period in which there is a great deal of dependence on the external environment compared to other periods of life. It is stated that the experiences and developing psychiatric disorders during this period shape the brain and affect lifelong mental health, behavior, and learning. It is stated that since the brains of young children are extremely resilient to environmental stress, interventions made during this period are more effective than later interventions, and the return is highest in the early years. This study aimed to retrospectively evaluate the clinical, sociodemographic and daily screen media use characteristics of infants and young children who were referred to the infant mental health clinic for further, detailed evaluation. Materials and Methods: Our study included 175 infants and young children between the ages of 0-6 who were referred to the infant mental health clinic for detailed evaluation. Clinical files of the patients, including their sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and psychiatric disorder diagnoses according to DSM-5, were evaluated retrospectively. Results: 80% (n=140) of the evaluated patients were diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder. The average age of patients at diagnosis was 32.06 months (SD = 10.66). 49.7% (n=87) of the patients had Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), 12% (n=21) had Intellectual Disability (ID), 8.6% (n=15) had Communication Disorder (CD), %5.1 (n=9) of the patients were diagnosed with ID+ASD, 4.6% (n=8) were diagnosed with ID+CD, and 5.1% (n=9) of the patients were found to have autistic trait even though they were not diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder. The average daily screen exposure time of the patients was found to be 4.28 (SD = 2.64) hours. Conclusions: The period of infancy and early childhood is the most fundamental and critical period in terms of brain development. Early detection and intervention of psychiatric disorders seen in this period is very important for both the prognosis of the disorders and the reduction of risk factors that may negatively affect brain development. It is thought that our study will contribute to the development of studies and intervention methods in the field of infant and young child mental health.
- Subjects
MENTAL illness risk factors; COMPETENCY assessment (Law); PSYCHIATRIC diagnosis; RISK assessment; PSYCHOTHERAPY; MENTAL illness; AUTISM; SYMPTOMS; SCREEN time; RETROSPECTIVE studies; CLASSIFICATION of mental disorders; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; INTELLECTUAL disabilities; COMMUNICATIVE disorders; EARLY intervention (Education); MEDICAL records; ACQUISITION of data; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; PSYCHIATRIC hospitals; ASPERGER'S syndrome; EARLY diagnosis; MEDICAL referrals; CHILDREN
- Publication
Journal of Harran University Medical Faculty / Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2024, Vol 21, Issue 2, p246
- ISSN
1304-9623
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.35440/hutfd.1487144